Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Australia

Australia: Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total was 4,500 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
4,500
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
28th
of 76 countries
All-time high
4,500
in 2015
All-time low
2,667
in 2001
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Australia, 2001–2015

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2001200820152001: 2.7k2002: 2.8k2003: 2.8k2004: 3.0k2005: 3.1k2006: 3.3k2007: 3.5k2008: 3.7k2009: 3.8k2010: 4.0k2011: 4.0k2012: 4.2k2013: 4.3k2014: 4.4k2015: 4.5k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Australia is 4,500, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Australia peaked at 4,500 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,667, in 2001.

That places Australia 28th out of 76 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,191 2,667 3,792 9
2010s 4,229 4,000 4,500 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 25 Mexico 6,020 compare
  2. 26 Honduras 5,800 compare
  3. 27 Nicaragua 5,287 compare
  4. 29 Norway 4,334 compare
  5. 30 South Africa 4,000 compare
  6. 31 Denmark 3,924 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Australia?
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Australia was 4,500 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 4,500 in 2015.
What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,667 in 2001.
How does Australia rank for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total?
Australia ranks 28th out of 76 countries with data for 2015.
Is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,024 data points, 1970–2021
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